Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-02-10
Lent begins on the Esd inst.

Lent begins on the 23d inst.
Monday next is Valentines day.
Go to s.. H. Anderson for Plaster.
"A. B. Cummings is confined at home
by sickness.
j. Mathes Fink returned from Flori-
da Saturday night last.
Go to Miss Murphy's for Valentines,
B. F. O'Brien made a flying visit'to
his family at Erwin last week.
Best Fresh Oysters in every style at
O'Brien's restaurant.
Our friend, D. j. Carr, of Carrville,
was on our streets Tuesday last.
The town held more people Monday
than at any time since circuit court.
-Workmcn are at work on the founda'
ton Of J. S. Buffers new warehouse.
Miss Ella Rhea, Of Knoxville; is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. John Fain, OF our
town.
Valentines to suit all cases at Miss
Murphy's Book Store.
Mr.. George White, Of Chattanooga,
made a short visit to friends in town and
vicinity this week.
Mrs. John s.. Mathes left on Friday
morning, last, for a sojourn with home
folks, in Mobile, Ala.
Albert and Frank Slemons, OF Nash
vile, and r. M. Slemons, of NewcOmb,
Tenn, are at home.
If you want pure Liquors for Medi'
cinal Use, call on O'Brien.
Mr.. James II. Epps having returned
from his wedding tour, congratulations
were in order this week.
Mrs. D. ]. Carr and daughter, Miss
Maggie, of Carrville, this county, gave
relatives in town a visit last week.
Mrs. James Meek, of this place, left
Saturday morning for Knoxville, on
visit to her relative, Mrs. Sarah Meek.
johnny Grisham, of Buffalo Ridge
succeeds John Broyles in the store Of ouI
accommodating grocer, ]. A. t. Bacon.
Judge A. j. Brown spent Monday
night In town. The Judge was on hi
way to Rogersville where he is holding
court.
Chicken thieves we're abroad Tues
day night. The coops of j. 5. Mathes
and ii. d. Hale suffered from their depre
dations.
AT this writing Wednesday afternoon
tho condition Of Mr.. w. G. Slemons is n
better and little hope for his recovery !
entertained.
The old "marbleyard' has been th
scene Of weekly shooting matches be
tween IL expert marksmen for a nun
Der OF Saturdays.
Finest stock of Valentines in tow
at Miss Eugenia Murphy's.
Mrs. Geo. N. Grisham, after an c.
tened stay with her mother, Mrs. MaggI
Atkinson, of Chattanooga, returned hon
Sunday night last.
Master Franc. p. Sparks gave his fo'
n severe cut with an axe, Tuesday las
While the hurt is painful, we hope the
may be no serious result.
Has the bottom fallen out of the 'R
public?" If not, wherefore hath 1t ceas'
to wrinkle" Are "jest and YOUTH
Jolly t." a thing of the past there9
We have 1000 choice fruit tire
which we will close out at 10 cen
apiece or So per hundred.
CARRIER & SIMPSON.
CARRIERS Mills, Tenn.
r.. M. May starts east Saturday nigl
He will do New York, Philadelphia Al
other large cities and without doubt ma
his trip profitable not only to himself, .
to his customers.
Two white and TWO ceioreu w
were lodged in the cooler Mond
night, by officer Mcpherson, for vic
ton of the town ordinance prohibit
Swinging" on to moving railway trail
VALENTINES, Comic and Sentime'
al, at Miss Murphy's Book Store,
w. P. Clarke has been in town d
ing the past week, in the interest OF
johnson City Comet. He has been
Letting material for a reyiew OF u b.
ness interests, In that paper.
The stave business, as represent
by Col. DUNCAN, gives employment
hundreds of people at times when u
would be otherwise idle, and disbur
nearly $50. 900 annually among the fal
ers along the line of the Z. T., V. y
road.